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ATS3935 Professional practice

Faculty of Arts

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ATS3935 Professional practice is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2021 in Summer A, Semester 1, Winter, Semester 2 and Summer B at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2021
Summer A, Semester 1, Winter, Semester 2, Summer B
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
4 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before ATS3935

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After ATS3935

No unit lists ATS3935 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of second-year Arts or Psychology units with a credit average

Overview

Students undertake a professional placement with a host partner organization to undertake a supervised professional project determined by the host organisation. The host partner organisations are from a diverse range of industries and sectors, including government departments, private industry and not-for-profit organisations. Students will complete academic work in addition to the tasks undertaken during the placement. The host partner organisation provides field supervision and the faculty provides academic supervision.

Offerings in 2021

Teaching periodCampusMode
Summer semester AClaytonFlexible
First semesterClaytonFlexible
Winter semesterClaytonFlexible
Second semesterClaytonFlexible
Summer semester BClaytonFlexible
Term 1ClaytonFlexible
Term 2ClaytonFlexible
Term 3ClaytonFlexible
Term 4ClaytonFlexible
Trimester 2ClaytonFlexible
Trimester 3ClaytonFlexible

Assessment

  • Online Induction
    10%
  • Report Plan
    20%
  • Reflexive Portfolio
    30%
  • Final Report
    40%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    demonstrate critical thinking and professional judgement by developing a report plan for the academic component of the unit;

  2. 2

    demonstrate critical reflective practice skills as a result of completing an internship;

  3. 3

    demonstrate developing communication skills by reporting on an aspect of the work undertaken during the placement.

Workload and teaching

  • Teaching approachProfessional placement
  • Teaching approachWork-integrated learning
  • Teaching approachResearch activities
  • Teaching approachIndustry-based learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Students complete individual reflexive and research reports

Students participate in supervised and authentic workplace activities

Where it fits

ATS3935 is part of 53 areas of study in the 2021 handbook.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Dr Felix Nobis
Chief Examiners
Dr Felix Nobis

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ATS3935?

ATS3935 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is ATS3935 offered?

In 2021, ATS3935 runs in Summer A, Semester 1, Winter, Semester 2 and Summer B at Clayton.

How much work is ATS3935?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does ATS3935 have an exam?

No. ATS3935 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.

Which majors and minors include ATS3935?

ATS3935 is part of Anthropology; Archaeology and ancient history; Chinese studies; Communications and media studies; and Criminology, and 22 other areas of study.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
3
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
20202021202220232024202520262027